Definition of hodograph in English:
hodograph
noun ˈhɒdəɡrɑːfˈhɑdəˌɡræf
Mathematics A curve the radius vector of which represents in magnitude and direction the velocity of a moving object.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, further studies showed a significant number of hodographs for left-moving storms exhibiting clockwise curvature below 1 km.
- Look at hodographs derived from 8 a.m. wind speed and direction data for Flint and Peoria.
- On the other hand, the hodograph was rotated approximately 180° from the canonical hodographs.
- In the next two chapters it will reveal to us how to scale the hodographs for elliptical orbits.
- The hodograph of a simple harmonic motion is shown at the left, with the time dependence displayed.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek hodos 'way' + -graph.